Manchester United and Liverpool both scout £12m Nordsjælland winger Kamaldeen Sulemana with the Red Devils to open negotiations for the 19-year-old in bid to steal a march on their Premier League rivals and Ajax
- Man United and Liverpool have watched Nordsjælland’s Kamaldeen Sulemana
- The Ghanaian teenager scored his 10th goal of the season on Monday night
- United are opening negotiations for the highly-regarded, 19-year-old winger
- Ajax are also interested and had a previous bid for Sulemana rejected in January
Manchester United and Liverpool were among a dozen European clubs to see Ghanaian teenager Kamaldeen Sulemana score his 10th goal of the season for Danish club FC Nordsjælland on Monday night.
United sent scout Tommy Nielsen to watch the 2-2 draw against Copenhagen and are opening negotiations for the £12million winger, who has emerged from the African Right to Dream Academy.
However they face competition from Ajax whose director of football Marc Overmars also flew to Denmark for the game as 19-year-old Sulemana outpaced the defence before finishing with his left foot.
Manchester United and Liverpool watched Nordsjælland’s Kamaldeen Sulemana on Monday
Ajax had a previous bid for Sulemana turned down in January.
The player’s growing reputation has also prompted Liverpool’s interest with their Scandinavian scout Mads Jorgensen present in the stadium though they are considered outsiders in the chase at the moment.
Nordsjaelland is owned by the Ghanaian academy who use it as a shop window for their best younger players.
Ajax signed Mohammed Kudus from Nordsjaelland in 2020 and he has recently helped them win a 35th Eredivisie title.
United are opening negotiations for the £12m Ghanaian winger, who is also wanted by Ajax
Sulemana, who is comfortable on either flank, is tipped to become the most successful footballer from Ghana since Michael Essien.
He has scored six goals in his last six games in the Danish league and was named the league’s player of the month for April. He also made his international debut earlier this season.
Though United paid £37m for Ivory Coast teenager Amad Diallo in January, they consider Sulemana a safe investment with his value likely to increase once he plays in a high-profile World Cup qualifier against South Africa in June.
